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wasoxygen  ·  3193 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Articulate, intelligent Presidential candidates with a proven track record?

Here is a tentative summary of the exchange about Haiti above, my side in italics:

- People spend more on themselves than they give to others.

- No disagreement.

- Charity won't reach everyone because people like Rush Limbaugh won't support the out-group.

- Here is evidence that people gave substantial charity to the out-group.

- That doesn't count because the charity did not completely solve the problems, and because government aid was larger than charity.

Is this a fair summary?